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Hardware Guide

Nexio® NX1011 Series

November 2014

Nexio® NX1011 Series Hardware Guide

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Nexio® NX1011 Series
Hardware Guide Contents

Contents

Chapter 1 Overview .............................................................................................. 5

Product Configuration .............................................................................................................................. 5

Chassis Components ................................................................................................................................. 7

Front Panel ........................................................................................................................................... 7

Front Panel Buttons .............................................................................................................................. 7

Front Panel Panel LEDs ......................................................................................................................... 7

USB Ports .............................................................................................................................................. 8

Back Panel ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Back Panel Connectors ......................................................................................................................... 9

Ethernet Ports ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Topologies .............................................................................................................................................. 10

NX1011 MGX ...................................................................................................................................... 10

NX1011 MIOH ..................................................................................................................................... 11

NX1011 FCP ........................................................................................................................................ 11

NX1011PTCD....................................................................................................................................... 13

Chapter 2 Rack Mounting the Chassis ................................................................. 14

Choosing a Rack Location ....................................................................................................................... 14

Installing the Server into the Rack .......................................................................................................... 14

Removing the Server from the Rack ....................................................................................................... 15

Chapter 3 Configuring the Software .................................................................... 16

Downloading Nexio Software ................................................................................................................. 16

Registering the Software License ........................................................................................................... 16

Generating a .dc File ........................................................................................................................... 17

Emailing the .dc File............................................................................................................................ 17

Loading the .rc File ............................................................................................................................. 18

Accessing Nexio Config ........................................................................................................................... 18

Chapter 4 Maintaining the System ...................................................................... 19

Nexio Software Updates ......................................................................................................................... 19

Backup and Recovery ............................................................................................................................. 19

Replacing the Boot Drive ........................................................................................................................ 19

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Nexio Monitor ........................................................................................................................................ 19

Opening Nexio Monitor ...................................................................................................................... 20

Reading Ethernet Port Indicators ........................................................................................................... 20

Reading Fibre Channel Card Indicators .................................................................................................. 21

Maintaining Power Supplies ................................................................................................................... 21

Changing Power Supplies ................................................................................................................... 22

Chapter 5 Safety Information .............................................................................. 23

Terms and Symbols ................................................................................................................................. 23

RoHS Directive ........................................................................................................................................ 23

WEEE ....................................................................................................................................................... 24

Electrical Safety Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 24

Power Cords ........................................................................................................................................... 24

Environmental Considerations ............................................................................................................... 25

ESD Guidelines ........................................................................................................................................ 25

Operational Safety Guidelines ................................................................................................................ 26

General Safety ........................................................................................................................................ 26

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Nexio® NX1011 Series Chapter 1

Model

Configuration

NX1011MGX-GE

Nexio Media Gateway 1011

 1 RU chassis
 Dual 8 Gbps Fibre Channel interface connection to NXS3100 or

Farad storage

 Hot-swappable redundant power supplies
 Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports
 FTP Server software.

NX1011MGX-10GE

Nexio Media Gateway 1011 (10GigE)

 1 RU chassis
 Dual 8 Gbps fibre channel interface connection to NXS3100 or

Farad storage

 Hot-swappable redundant power supplies
 Dual 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports
 FTP Server software.

NX1011MIOH-GE

Nexio Media Host 1011 (GigE)

 1 RU chassis
 Connects Nexio I/O nodes to NXS3100 storage via Ethernet
 Hot-swappable redundant power supplies
 Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports
 Media host software.

Chapter 1

Hardware Guide Overview

Overview

The Nexio NX1011 is a 1 rack unit (RU) server featuring mirrored boot drives, redundant hot swappable
power supplies, and redundant Fibre Channel connectivity to shared storage.

This document is written for installation professionals and end users. It describes how to install and use
the Nexio NX1011 hardware device.

Product Configuration

Several products use Nexio NX1011 hardware. This table lists different product models, configurations,
and spares.

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Model

Configuration

NX1011MIOH-10GE

Nexio Media Host 1011 (10 GigE)

 1 RU chassis
 Connects Nexio I/O nodes to NXS3100 storage via Ethernet
 Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports
 Hot-swappable redundant power supplies
 Quad 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
 Media host software.

NX1011 FCP-GE

Nexio FCP Integration Gateway (GigE)

 1 RU chassis
 Integrates Apple's Final Cut Pro non-linear editing software with

the Nexio system.

 Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports
 Software plug-ins to be installed on the Apple FCP workstation.

NX1011 FCP-10GE

Nexio FCP Integration Gateway (10GigE)

 1 RU chassis
 Integrates Apple's Final Cut Pro non-linear editing software with

the Nexio server system.

 Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
 Software plug-ins to be installed on the Apple FCP workstation.

NX1011SPS

650W power supply for Nexio NX1011 device

NX1011SSD64

64 GB solid-state system drive for Nexio NX1011 series device

NX1011UP-MEM16

System memory upgrade option for Nexio NX1011 series device. Adds
16GB memory for a total of 32 GB.

Hardware Guide Overview

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Nexio® NX1011 Series Chapter 1

Button

Description

UID

Unit Identification (UID) button. When you
press this button, the Universal Identification
LED on the front panel and the U-LED on the
back panel both light up.

Reset

To reboot the system, press and hold this
button for 5 seconds.

Power

Press and hold this button for 5 seconds to turn
the power to the server on and off. When you
turn the power off, standby power is still
supplied to the server.

Hardware Guide Overview

Chassis Components

The Nexio NX1011 features a 1 RU chassis.

Front Panel

Front Panel Buttons

From left to right, the front panel buttons are listed here.

Front Panel Panel LEDs

From left to right, the LED notification functions are listed here.

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LED

Description

Universal Information

 Fast Blinking Red - Fan failure
 Solid Red - CPU/Overheat
 Slow Blinking Red - Power Failure
 Solid Blue - UID button on front panel is

depressed

NIC2

Flashing indicates network activity on LAN2

NIC1

Flashing indicates network activity on LAN1

HDD

Indicates channel activity. Flashing indicates
SSD boot drive activity.

Power

Indicates power is being supplied. This LED
should be on when the server is operating.

Hardware Guide Overview

USB Ports

There are 2 USB ports on the front panel. There are also 2 USB ports on the back panel.

Back Panel

Back panel components are identified in the drawing. Please note that the exact placement of each
device may vary slightly from this drawing.

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